Originally from Sydney, Lauren Eisinger has recently returned to Australia from the UK where she was working as a Producer and Festival Programmer for Underbelly, programming 600 shows a year into their festivals across the UK.

Before moving overseas she was Project Manager for Sydney Festival, programming Circus City as well as an accompanying industry conference and talks program. Alongside this she was working on large scale outdoor events with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She was also International Development Manager for Circa Contemporary Circus.

A graduate of the University of Sydney where she was awarded her Bachelor of Arts in History and Music, she is currently studying the Executive Masters in Cultural Leadership through the Royal Academy of the Arts in London and Maastricht University in The Netherlands, and has been accepted into the Masters of Business Administration in Cultural Leadership.